Young Carer’s power point

Our view

1: Raising Awareness of Young Carers amongst Professionals

- Make a DVD “a day in the life of”
- Run to make money for the youth centre
- See training pack that group has put together

2: Promote educational achievement and attainment for young carers.

- Full time counsellors
- Mentors
- One specific member of staff to go and talk to about caring roles
- Teachers must understand!
- Instead of treating us like rubbish
- One to ones
- Peer mentors in schools and colleges
- Confidentiality – when we speak with teachers they must not tell any other students

3: Young carers services aligned with TAF model

- Website for Young Carers + professionals

- Info for young carers

- Awareness info for schools + colleges

- Awareness info for professionals

- Professional leaflets, posters and flyers: what are the needs of a young carer

- Make a DVD “a day in the life of”

- Run to make money for the youth centre

- See training pack that group has put together

- Teachers need awareness training

- Mentors

- Social Workers

- Youth workers

- Receptionists

- Counsellors

- Police

- GPs

- RSLE

- CPs

- Politicians

- At school we need special arrangements

- What’s the point in being a young carer if you can’t get a job

- Schools park

- Training on how to talk to teachers

- Need more explanation

4. Ensure young carers entering transition are supported appropriately.

- Specific training for carers advisors at school and connexions.
- Info about unemployment for Y.C.S.
- To mix with other young and adult carers.
- Taster day.

5. Develop a range of Services to support young carers.

- Peer support
- Transport
- Volunteer Drivers
- Advertise more
- Collages
- Banners
- Out on Towns
- More Effective Publicity
- Provison for whole family
- Side of Buses
- Respite/ Fun Stuff
- Youth Club Activities
- Ponies
- Trips/ Days Out
- Residential
- Driving Lessons
- More
- Info about unemployment for Y.C.S
- Funding beyond March 2012
- Don't forget about us when we have reached adult carers.

6. Ensure that potential worker consider needs of the whole family when providing services.

- Social workers, support worker, UTH worker, mentor, teachers, gps, hospitals, teaching assistance, councillors.
- Ask families questions as well as the individuals.
- Ask questions. Are you a young carer?
- Plan
- Consult young carers to find out if this is happening.
- Important because different things happen, environment need ETC.
- Professionals to have access to information re whole family when making assessments and knowing services.
- Important to make sure that caring needs are looked after too.

7. Promoting positive emotional and mental health and well being of a young carers.

- Free access to sport and leisure for all.
- Caring with confidence course.
- Healthy living course.
- 24 hour/ 7 days phone line for carers.
- Support groups for young carers.
- Continuous not periodical.
- Dedicated young carers counsellors.